Dry Pastel Course
Gain professional mastery in dry pastels, controlling colour, light, and atmosphere effectively. Explore materials, layering, and edge techniques to craft stunning skies, portraits, interiors, and abstracts. Ensure your artworks stay clean, vibrant, and ready for exhibitions with proper conservation and framing methods.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Dry Pastel Course builds practical skills to confidently handle light, colour, and atmosphere. You will learn basics of materials, value block-ins, and composition, progressing to blending, layering, and precise colour techniques. Master rendering skies, interiors, portraits, fog, glass, and abstract atmospheres, along with conservation, framing, and documentation for polished, durable, exhibition-ready pastel artworks.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Pastel colour expertise: create vibrant palettes for light, mood, and atmosphere.
- Advanced layering skills: blend, glaze, and control edges for sharp, clean results.
- Atmospheric rendering: depict skies, fog, glass, and skin with realistic depth.
- Archival practices: select materials, fixatives, and framing to preserve pastels.
- Professional workflow: plan, document, and refine pastel pieces for exhibitions.
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